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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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SCROLL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
DAVID O. McKAY L. R. C.
JAN 141986
RICKS COLLEGE
Jan. 14, 1986 Ricks College, Rexburg, ID 83440 * r Vol. 103 No. 1
LDS leader
suffers bout
of fainting
President Ezra Taft Benson is
listed in good condition in the cor­onary
care unit ot LDS Hospital in
Salt Lake City after suffering a
" fainting spell" Saturday after­noon.
Pres. Benson, 86, was talking on
the phone to his son Reed when he
fainted. The younger Benson hung
up and called the apartment on
another line and asked a security
guard to check on his father. The
guard found Pres. Benson slumped
in his chair.
Pres. Benson was taken to LDS
Hospital, just a half- mile away from
his Weston Hotel Utah apartment.
He is expected to remain under
observation for at least 48 hours as
he undergoes X- rays and tests to
determine the cause of his collapse.
The church leader displayed no
signs of poor health during his visit
last week with President Reagan.
The meeting was held to report on
church efforts to fight world
hunger.
Pres. Benson, who served for two
years as agriculture secretary in
President Eisenhower's cabinet,
told Reagan that LDS leaders pray
daily for his success in achieving
world peace.
WHITE HOUSE MEETING— President Ezra Taft Benson presents Pres. Reagan a book of hymns during a brief
meeting in the Oval Office at the White House last week. It was Pres. Benson's first trip as president of the LDS Church.
He was hospitalized for observation and tests Saturday after a fainting spell in his apartment. ( AP photo courtesy of
Idaho Falls Post- Register.)
LDS contribute $ 10 million to famine relief effort
Members of the LDS Church con­tributed
more than $ 10 million for
world hunger relief in 1985.
The money was raised through
two separate fasts last year. A
January 27 fast among North
American church members on
behalf of the starving in Ethiopia
and other depressed areas of the
world raised more than $ 6.5 million.
The latest donations, totalling
$ 3.8 million, were given by church
members in response to the First
Presidency's request that church
members participate with the rest of
the country in the National day of
Fasting declared by President
Reagan and Congress last
November.
" The demonstrated concern of
church members in this country for
the starving and hungry throughout
the world this past year has been a
heartwarming new chapter in the
church's long history of Christian
compassion for those in distress"
said Dr. Richard P. Lindsay,
managing director of Public Com­munications
and Special Affairs for
the church."
" The long- established practice of
abstaining from meals so that others
may eat has been especially timely
this year when world famine has
been so widespread."
Almost $ 5.5 million from the
January fast has already been
dispursed: $ 3,475,000 went for
emergency relief and $ 1,925,000 for
development programs. The $ 1.2
million not yet distributed is ear­marked
for development projects in
various countries.
Most of the funds donated by
church members in November will
be used for irrigation and other
development projects. Construction
has already been started on a water
development project sponsored by
the church through the organization
Africare.
A dam which will benefit 1,200
farmers is planned for the Geddobar
region of Ethiopia to provide water
during the dry season as well as sup­plemental
water during the rainy
season.
Arrangements have also been
made for a training program design­ed
to teach irrigation procedures
and seed selection so farmers can in­troduce
new crops into the area.
The First President of the church
expressed gratitude for the generosi­ty
of members who participated and
donated in both fasts. Church of­ficials
also pointed out that not only
have the monetary contributions
been helpful, but the faith and
prayers of the members which ac­companied
the fast have without
doubt been instrumental in the
natural relief of drought conditions
which contributed to the African
crisis in the first place.
Two hundred graduates pursue
careers or further education
By DIANA SAVAGE
Scroll Senior Writer
The number of candidates for
December graduation increased
from 193 last year to 202 this year,
according to Ricks College Registrar
Gloria Andrus.
Among the graduates were nine
foreign students, 51 transfer
students and 38 married students.
The oldest graduate in December
was 44 years old.
One- third of the December
graduates majored in general educa­tion.
Business and education majors
were also near the top.
" Ninety percent of the graduates
who continue their education
transfer to BYU" Mrs. Adrus said.
( Continued on page 13)
INSIDE
1985 REVIEW
The past 12 months were
filled with significant
events. See Page 2 for the
year's news summary.
EAGLES GATHER
Photo Editor Michael
Carr visited Glacier Na­tional
Park to watch the
eagles gather. Page 14- 15.
SPORTS SUMMARY
The holiday break was a
busy one for Viking
athletics. See the sports
section beginning on Page
24 inside.